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Jussi Jaaskelainen, the Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper, will have a meeting with club officials next week in an effort to reach a conclusion to their protracted contract talks. Jaaskelainen is out of contract at the end of this season and is attracting the attention of a number of leading clubs, including Aston Villa, Inter Milan and Fenerbahçe, and could leave when the transfer window opens next month if an agreement cannot be struck. Bolton are loath to lose the Finland goalkeeper, but Jaaskelainen is unwilling to accept the club’s present offer of about £32,000 a